Last 3 months headlines – Page 770
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Berwin keeps it in the family
Name lives on in Yorkshire – despite the collapse of European arm of King & Wood Mallesons.
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Supreme Court? Millions have never heard of it, university study claims
University of East Anglia says only a third of UK adults are ‘familiar’ with court.
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Law firm rescue saves 44 jobs – but creditors could lose £3m
Carter Law placed into liquidation and remains of the firm bought by former director.
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Law firms dominate Stonewall ranking of inclusive employers
Practices and individuals praised for their contribution to promoting LGBT issues in the workplace.
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News focus: from billion-dollar firm to administration – what went wrong at KWM
Firm slipped into administration yesterday following months of uncertainty.
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KWM to retain European presence after going under
Firm confirms seven partners will remain in London following collapse of European arm.
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Judge’s Turkey detention could set genocide organiser free
International tribunal is struggling to resolve an impasse over the jailing of a judge by the government of Turkey.
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At last: MoJ announces timetable for LASPO review
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says 'enough time has passed’ since LASPO for the review process to begin.
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FTSE giants launch GC network to tackle rule of law failures
Network - including Vodafone, BP, HSBC and others - will be chaired by Graham Vinter, formerly GC of BG Group, who is now at Covington & Burling.
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Council tight-lipped over audit into ‘secret’ £300k law firm grant
KPMG carrying out audit into deal with PI firm, but Bolton council yet to reveal publication date.
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Support for leasehold reform gathers momentum
Representative bodies including the Law Society encouraged by government response as they continue to highlight frustrations.
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KWM Europe finally collapses into administration
‘Too early’ to speculate on redundancies, says Quantuma, after managing partner bows out with farewell message.
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Brexit means ditching the CJEU, May makes clear
'Our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast', prime minister says in landmark speech.
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Parliamentarians call for unpaid internship ban
All-party group on social mobility says magic circle lawyers more likely to be privately educated.
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KWM to file for administration today
European arm of King & Wood Mallesons ends days of speculation and says administrators will be appointed today.
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Libya torture cases must go before UK court, Supreme Court rules
Unanimous ruling against government’s attempt to claim immunity welcomed by rights groups.
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Mid-tier accounting firm eyes legal services after solicitor hire
Top-10 accountancy firm is the latest to take advantage of liberalisation of the market.
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Millions of nuisance claims calls in a week
BT says it is declaring war on businesses that make calls to drum up PPI and personal accident claims.
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Accounts show Olswang profits dipped in build-up to merger
Firm struggled in the year before agreeing record-breaking deal with CMS and Nabarro.
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Rolls-Royce in £670m deferred prosecution deal
High Court expected to approve 'big league' deal to avoid bribery prosecutions.